Category Archives: Local Sports
PENGUINS CO-OWNERS DONATE $200,000 TO HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS
Highmark Health and UPMC will receive donations from Penguins co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Lemieux and Burkle are each donating $100,000, and...
May 21, 2020
PENGUINS' TANEV SAYS HE'S READY TO PLAY HOCKEY
Penguins forward Brandon Tanev sat down for a video chat yesterday on the Pens' website, and said he's been rollerblading to keep in shape. Tanev is spending the hockey hiatus in Pittsburgh, and he sa...
May 21, 2020
PIRATES' KRAMER HAS HIP SURGERY
Whether there is professional baseball or not this year, it appears Pirates' infielder Kevin Kramer's season is over. Kramer is going to be sidelined four-to-six months following hip surgery. In a sta...
May 21, 2020
PIAA DENIES LINCOLN PARK APPEAL, NFSHSA RULES
Lincoln Park tried to get around the PIAA's new competitive balance rule on a technicality, but its appeal was denied yesterday by a 24-5 vote. The charter school will be bumped up to Class 4A for boy...
May 21, 2020
IUP'S STRALKA NAMED TOP ATLANTIC REGION ROOKIE
IUP's freshman tennis sensation, Joanna Stralka, was named Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association yesterday. Stralka finished her stellar season with a 19-2 singl...
May 20, 2020
STEELERS TO START SELLING INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS ON FRIDAY
The Steelers will open individual game ticket sales at 10 AM on Friday for their ten home games this season, eight for the regular season and two preseason games. Fans can buy up to eight tickets per ...
May 20, 2020
WPIAL REALIGNS BASEBALL SECTIONS; PIAA HOPEFUL FOR FALL SPORTS
WPIAL The WPIAL has adopted a new scheduling model for baseball that will prevent a team from pitching its ace against the same opponent twice in the season. Rather than spreading a home-and-away seri...
May 19, 2020
BIG BEN AIRS IT OUT
Contrary to Jay Glazer's opinion, Big Ben appears to be back, and in pretty good shape. The Steelers yesterday released a video showing the quarterback throwing passes to teammates James Conner, Ryan ...
May 19, 2020
STARLING MARTE'S WIFE PASSES AWAY
The sports world is mourning the death yesterday of the wife of former Pirate outfielder Starling Marte. Noelia Brazoban suffered a fatal heart attack while in the hospital awaiting surgery for a brok...
May 19, 2020
IUP NAMES CRIMSON & GRAY AWARD HONOREES
The IUP Department of Athletics has announced the winners of the fourth annual Crimson & Gray Awards Friday afternoon, honoring the top student-athletes, teams and performances from the 2019-20 ye...
May 18, 2020
Christmas Spending
How much do you plan to spend on Christmas gifts this year compared to last year?
Voting Ends: Dec 23, 2025 | 12:00 PM
